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Canon HF M50

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Pros

  • M50 is smoother looking video in moving shots
  • headphone jacks for better audio quality and more precise monitoring
  • the fully automatic mode is fast and accurate

Cons

  • video is choppier through movements
  • suffers a bit in terms of lighting range
  • low-light performance lagged behind the M50

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 1/3 in
  • 2.07 Mpx
  • 3 in
  • yes
  • 1920, 1080 px

Canon HF M50 - Pros & Cons

Canon HF M50

Pros

  • M50 is smoother looking video in moving shots
  • headphone jacks for better audio quality and more precise monitoring
  • the fully automatic mode is fast and accurate
  • Both worked well
  • good sensor and optics in a compact and affordable package
  • the pro-level optics and large sensor

Cons

  • video is choppier through movements
  • suffers a bit in terms of lighting range
  • low-light performance lagged behind the M50
  • dark spots of shadows were a bit too dark
  • video capture tops out at 720p
  • optics and video quality
  • The WiFi system is pretty much unusable
  • button is too close to the palm but reachable
  • no Mac OS X application
  • The menu system is odd

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Canon HF M50 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Optical sensor size1.0 in
Effective megapixels2.07 Mpx
Total megapixels2.37 Mpx
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom10.0 x
Digital zoom200.0 x
Focal length equiv43.4 - 436
Focal length range (f-f) (Lens system)6.1 - 61
Filter size1.69 in
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Photography features
Light exposure modesManual
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Spotlight
  • Sunset
  • Underwater
3D supportno
Face detectionyes
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Audio systemDolby Digital
Supported audio file formats
  • AC3
  • LC-AAC
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Dimensions
Height2.52 in
Width2.68 in
Depth4.76 in
Weight12.87 oz
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Power
AC adapter includedyes
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Other features
Tripod mounting supportedyes
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Image
Maximum image resolution1920 x 1080 px
White balance modes
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Tungsten
  • Fluorescent H
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilizer typeOptical
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Screen and viewfinder
Built-in displayyes
DisplayLCD
Display diagonal3.0 in
Touchscreenyes
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
HD typeFull HD
Video formats supported
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
  • MPEG4
Analog signal format systemNTSC
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Operating temperature5 - 45
Operating relative humidity5 - 60
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • Memory card
  • NAND
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
Microphone portyes
Wi-Fiyes
DC-in jackyes

Canon HF M50 - Q&A (3)

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    lee
    about 2 years ago
    Is canon hf m50 good?
    lyndsey_heller
    almost 2 years ago
    Video quality is excellent. The 1/3″ sensor is 1080p native (unlike most other camcorder sensors) making it truly remarkable indoors in poor light. Colors are nicely saturated, there's good contrast, and the all-optical zoom doesn't lose any detail. I love that Canon didn't bother with any kind of digital zoom feature.
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    lyn.hagenes
    about 2 years ago
    Is canon hf m50 has good video?
    terry_schmeler
    almost 2 years ago
    Video quality is excellent. The 1/3″ sensor is 1080p native (unlike most other camcorder sensors) making it truly remarkable indoors in poor light. Colors are nicely saturated, there's good contrast, and the all-optical zoom doesn't lose any detail. I love that Canon didn't bother with any kind of digital zoom feature.
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    jill
    about 2 years ago
    What kind of memory canon hf m50 supports?
    alejandro_bruen
    almost 2 years ago
    The Canon VIXIA HF M50 Full HD Camcorder is a 1920 x 1080 high def cam with 8GB of flash memory. In addition to its built-in memory, the HF M50 also boasts a SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card slot that supports up to 64GB cards.
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